Former Managing Director of Bank of Industry (BoI) Kayode Pitan has taken over from Pastor Charles Kpandei as the head pastor of the City of David Parish, Lagos of the Redeemed Christian Church of God. Pitan’s appointment is coming months after the suspension of Pastor Idowu Iluyomade over the church’s finances. Kpandei was temporarily assigned…
Famous Nigerian singer and one of the Psquare twins, Peter Okoye, popularly known as Mr P, has openly responded to his twin brother, Paul Okoye, also known as Rudeboy, stating they had disappointed their fans. This was stated in an open letter he shared on social media on Monday, August 12. In the letter addressed…
Veteran Nollywood actress, Bukky Ogunnote, has shared her perspective on the controversial issue of producers demanding relationships from actresses in exchange for movie roles. In a recent interview, Ogunnote explained that she does not see it as a big deal if there is mutual consent between the parties involved. She noted that such relationships are…
Chief Razak Akanni Okoya (born in Lagos on 12 January 1940) is a billionaire industrialist and the Aare of Lagos. He is the owner and founder of Eleganza group of companies, which has a market spanning Western Africa. Razak Okoya is a Yoruba man from the south-western part of Nigeria. He was born to the…
Otunba Gbenga Daniel, former Governor of Ogun State, has revealed how much of a naturalist Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has been while recounting how Soyinka turned down his offer to tar the road leading to his residence because he preferred the road untarred. He also noted that the Nobel Laureate said he preferred getting…
Prince Bayo Osiyemi, an ex-Chief Press Secretary to Lagos State’s first civilian governor, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, has disclosed how Chief Mike Adenuga, CEO of Globacom Limited, was secretly transported into exile during the Major Gideon Orkar-led military coup against the Gen. Ibrahim Babangida administration on April 22, 1990. Osiyemi in his memoir due for launch…
Chidi Odinkalu, a Professor of Practice in International Human Rights Law at the Fletcher School at Tufts University, has revealed that Justice Sylvanus Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, who gave the order restricting protesters of the just concluded End Bad Governance demonstration to MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja, hails from Obi Akpor…
Bisi Olatilo, a veteran journalist, has requested that all services related to the funeral of Onyeka Onwenu, the late singer, be provided free of charge. Onwenu passed away on July 30 after a performance at a birthday event in Lagos. In an opinion piece published on TheCable on July 27, 2021, Onwenu expressed her wishes…
The Presidency has cleared the air on the controversy over the N573 billion received by states. It said the fund is a World Bank loan, which the Federal Government guaranteed, and not a grant. It explained that the issue of whether it was a grant or a loan should not be at the centre of…
In a desperate move to leave Italian Club Napoli FC, this summer Victor Osimhen has submitted a transfer request. This was confirmed by the Sporting Director of the Italian Serie A club, Giovanni Manna, just before the kickoff of their Coppa Italia clash with Modena on Saturday 10 August, 2024. Giovanni Manna said this ahead…
